Echoes from the Third World--two-dimensional echocardiography in a developing country.
Cardiovascular disease is common in the developing world where lack of sophisticated diagnostic equipment may make adequate assessment of the disease impossible. Two-dimensional echocardiography has made a major contribution to the practice of cardiology in Transkei by improving diagnostic ability, aiding in the assessment of patients for surgery locally and for referral elsewhere for open-heart surgery, and in monitoring the progress of pericardial disease. It is cost-effective and appropriate technology for the developing world.
Strang
J I
JI
Department of Medicine, Umtata Hospital, Transkei.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003906:Developing Countries; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013019:South Africa